Women's Golf in Fifth Place After Day Two of MAC Championship

FISHERS, Ind. –Lina Bengtsson carded one of the low rounds of the day as the Akron Zips closed the second round of the 2014 Mid-American Conference Championship in fifth place on Saturday at the par-72, 6,102-yard Hawthorns Golf and Country Club.

Bengtsson's round of 2-over 74 was one of just 11 rounds of 74 or better on the day as she climbed into sole possession of 14th place with a 36-hole score of 153 (+9).

As a team, the Zips posted a round of 311 (+23) to finish day two with a total score of 624 (+48). Kent State leads the field with a two-day tally of 19-over 595.

Laura Murray remained inside the top-15, equaling her first-round 77 (+5) to close play with a score of 10-over 154. She is alone in 15th place.

Frida Fougberg closed play as the third Zip inside the top-20 after posting a round of 7-over 79. She will enter tomorrow's final round in a tie for 19th place with a score of 157 (+13).

Sara Chaves struggled on day two, posting a round of 12-over 84 to end the day in a tie for 35th place (163, +19).

Mallory Etcheberry rounded out the scoring-five in 45th place (172, +28) after posting a round of 81 (+9).

Akron will conclude the 2014 championship event on Sunday, with the round set to start at 8 a.m. ET. The first Zip will tee off at 8:50 a.m. Fans can follow all the action live via BirdieFire Live Scoring.